Rokita and others oppose Critical Race Theory
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has joined forces with several other state Attorney Generals in drafting a complaint to the Biden administrationover his proposed support in promotingehat he described as QUOTE, deeply flawed and controversial teachings of Critical Race Theory and the 1619 Project. END QUOTE. Rokita says that no grants should be m,ade available for funding projects that are based on a belief that characterizes the United States as irredeemably racist or founded on principles of racism, as opposed to principles of equality. He believes that Critical Race Theory distorts a proper education of our nation’s history.
Shared Appreciation Homeownership Program’s first new homeowner
An affordable homeownership program funded through Mayor John Hamilton’s Recover Forward initiative has successfully helped a first participant purchase a home of her own. Through the Shared Appreciation Homeownership Program, the first-time homebuyer was able to purchase a home with a zero-interest loan from the City, repayable upon future sale to another income-eligible buyer. The program provides at least 20% of the purchase price up to $50,000 in exchange for permanent affordability of the home through shared appreciation.The program was launched in the summer of 2020 as part of a package to help Bloomington recover from the pandemic and economic collapse and to advance racial, economic, and climate justice.
Conservation Officers hold memorial service & awards ceremony
A ceremony was held this week to remember fallen Indiana Conservation Officers and recognize current officers for their excellence while serving the state of Indiana and its citizens. The seven members of the DNR Division of Law Enforcement who have died in the line of duty since its inception in 1911 were honored during the ceremony in the auditorium of the Indiana Government Center in Indianapolis. Those officers, listed with their end of watch date: Sgt. Ed Bollman, Feb. 13, 2018; F/Sgt. Karl E. Kelley, April 17, 1998; ICO Thomas Deniston, Oct. 16, 1990; ICO James D. Pitzer, January 2, 1961; Robert S. Perkins, May 27, 1958; Warden William J. Nattkemper, April 27, 1926; and Warden William J. Peare, April 27, 1926. Indiana Conservation Officers are law enforcement officers for the DNR, and the DNR Division of Law Enforcement is the oldest Indiana state law enforcement agency. A total of 214 conservation officers serve the state. After the memorial ceremony, the division recognized individual officers for their outstanding service. Learn more about DNR Law Enforcement at on.IN.gov/dnrlaw.